Example sentences of "if they know " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Tell you what , I 'll ring around some of my old university friends if you like and see if they know of anywhere . |
| 2 | Others like taking risks , particularly if they know their parents or other adults would disapprove . |
| 3 | It is an offence for a shopkeeper to sell solvent based products to anyone under the age of 18 , if they know , or have reasonable cause to believe , that the products are to be abused , and not used for their normal purpose . |
| 4 | Waiting lists are known to be an inaccurate indicator of need , as many doctors do not refer patients if they know the wait will be long ( this is as true for instance for hearing aids as it is for hip replacements ) . |
| 5 | I ask if they know anything about the snowy owl . |
| 6 | ‘ These systems work well if they know the parameters of Soviet radar very well . |
| 7 | ‘ Even if they know what you want to know , they wo n't tell you . |
| 8 | First , children might refrain from reporting or at least giving evidence if they know that a substantial prison sentence for a member of their family is the probable outcome . |
| 9 | Horses nearly always hesitate when they are led into a dark stable at night , even if they know their dinner is ready and waiting for them there . |
| 10 | If they know which party you are from and say , ‘ Oh I expect I 'll vote for you ’ , they probably mean ‘ I wo n't , but I want to get rid of you quickly because Dallas is just beginning ’ , or , I 've no idea and I 'm really not interested — politicians are all the same . ’ |
| 11 | Existing customers are a worse risk because if they know redundancy is in the offing they are more likely to take out redundancy protection while new borrowers are not going to commit themselves to a mortgage if they are worried about losing their jobs . ’ |
| 12 | Try to find from the salvage dealer the police station from which he collected the vehicle and enquire if they know its original number from their files . |
| 13 | Next , go to see the local planning officer and the building control officer and ask them if they know of anything that might affect the house , and show them your list . |
| 14 | If they know their position with respect to the ends , then they can ‘ work out ’ which third they are in and so decide whether to be blue , white , or red . |
| 15 | Children who are able to understand explanations and who enjoy a relationship of trust and affection with their parents usually listen to firm demands and prohibitions from them — especially if they know why they are necessary . |
| 16 | Moreover , while they do show that official statistics tend to underestimate the amount of crime , it is likely that victim studies also under-record the amount — mostly because people can only report having been victims of crime if they know that they have been victimised . |
| 17 | You often see people looking at you and you know that they 're wondering if they know you . |
| 18 | If you do n't know many yourself , ask the residents if they know some they could teach you . |
| 19 | Will doctors give up trying to save me if they know I want to donate my organs ? |
| 20 | Val Catto does n't know if they know that Ezra Gideon sold two horses to Mr J. A. Filmer . |
| 21 | Try to be as enthusiastic as possible ( enthusiasm is catching ! ) and take the names of everyone who came and ask them if they know of any other Christians to invite to the next meeting . |
| 22 | Remember that your fish will hide less if they know that shelter is available when they want it . |
| 23 | They only entertain you if they know you 're going to buy their ponies . ’ |
| 24 | The evidence shows that such children will make greater progress in English if they know that their knowledge of their mother tongue is valued , if it is recognised that their experience of language is likely to be greater than that of their monoglot peers and , indeed , if their knowledge and experience can be put to good use in the classroom to the benefit of all pupils to provide examples of the structure and syntax of different languages , to provide a focus for discussion about language forms and for contrast and comparison with the structure of the English language . |
| 25 | Simply write to the people or the business next door and ask if they know your customer 's new address . |
| 26 | But it is n't something they 'll expect her to confide even if they know about it . |
| 27 | There will be at least two of them , but even if they know each other they wo n't know anybody else except the one man who took them on and will eventually pay them . |
| 28 | If they know where to find a powerful enemy this is where they will go , even if it means almost certain — or , indeed , certain — death ! |
| 29 | If they know nothing upon the question , is that nothingness still to be respected ? ’ |
| 30 | Alert them to the fact that we 're on to something , if they know we 've out-guessed them in their stupid game , then we do n't know what they might do . |